Derek Burnett is a Contributing Writer at Bottom Line Personal, where he writes frequently on health and wellness. He is also a contributing editor with Reader’s Digest magazine.
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Shedding pounds can be a weary slog. You step on the scale and see no change. You lose a few…
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